How are YOU doing?This week has been busy, busy for me!The hubby is gone :(, but he’ll be back tomorrow! Yay!I’ve been working on something BIG for Friday,so make sure you check back in then!!! So here we go…..The{top five} linksfrom last week were…..

If you follow my blog you’ve heard my BIG news already!I’m the new Craft Contributor over on Lil’ Luna.A couple of weeks ago I shared this post….thought I’d share it over here just in case you missed seeing it!

When I first got my Silhouette almost 2 years ago, my goal was to make a cute, simple decoration for each holiday.Nothing big or grand just something cute & easy.Well….two years later I’m still working on that goal! One of the last holidays on my to-do list was St. Patrick’s Day.So I thought I’d better get busy!I actually made two simple projects….today I’ll show you my {lucky} block.I’ll show you the other one next week….suspense…suspense.(If you look close you can probably figure it out though.)

One of my favorite things about blogging is featuring YOU!I remember when I got my first feature in May of last year!I was soooooooooooooo excited! (I still get excited when I get featured!! Yay!)During the first six months of this blog just about all my traffic came from link parties & being featured by YOU!I really appreciate all of YOU who featured me & gave my little blog a chance to grow!

I don’t really do many blogging tip post!I still feel like I am still sooooo new at this blogging thing!Buuut something was brought to my attention last week from a fellow blogger, so I thought I’d better share what I learned.

Up until last week I had no idea what a “hot link” was…but apparently I’d been “hot linking” in my feature posts. (If you were like me & don’t know what a “hot link” is it just meansyou copy & paste a picture into your blog post from another blog.)Sounds harmless enough…but when you do this the picture is still actually hosted on the blog you copied it from.

I’ve blogged about my Grandmother before. You can check out that post here.She was an amazing lady! After having 5 boys of her own, she was beyond thrilled to have so many granddaughters.I was lucky enough to be her oldest granddaughter…the first. So she spoiled me rotten! Annnnd I loved every minute of it!

Remember last week when I told you we hit 500 link ups??!!Well, we couldn’t let that pass without a little celebration!!!! Wahoo!!!

Sooooo can YOU think of a better way to celebrate500 crafty link ups than by giving away a $50 Pick Your Plum Box full of swank crafting swag!!!!????I think not! :) Wahoo!!! I am sooooo excited for one of YOU!!!!

Check out these fabulous products from Pick Your Plum!!!!These products won't necessarily be in the winner's box, but it gives YOU a good idea of what awesomeness YOUR Pick Your Plum box could contain!

Now for the good part….how to enter!!!

Winner must be a follower of Ginger Snap Crafts either through GFC, RSS feed, facebook or the new Linky Followers.Winner also must have a U.S. shipping address.

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Meet Ginger

Hello & welcome to my blog. I am so glad YOU are here. I'm the wife to one amazing guy & a mom to 5 wild & crazy kiddos! I also LOVE to make things. It seems like I'm always in the middle of a project or two! My blog is a place were I share my latest craft & DIY projects, recipes, kid friendly crafts, party ideas & more. I hope to inspire YOU to create along with me! Enjoy & come back often! :)

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All pictures are copyrighted by Ginger Snap Crafts. If you would like to feature one or more of my ideas or projects please do, but please use only one pictures & link back to Ginger Snap Crafts. If you are inspired by one of my tutorials to create you own, please do! That is why I share them! If you blog about it please use your own pictures & a link back to me would be so appreciated! I'd also love an email or comment letting me know so I can check it out. Thank you! Also, all tutorials & projects are shared for informational purposes only. Be sure to use extreme care, follow all safety rules & use common sense when recreating any of my projects. Create at your own risk. :)